Interfacial Science by Geoffrey Barnes
Interfacial science impacts on our lives in diverse and surprising ways. Without it, we would face bubble bath without the bubbles, detergents which don't clean, cappuccinos without the froth. It has also fuelled some of the most ground-breaking and thought-provoking advances in research in the last decade, from biosciences to nanotechnology. "Interfacial Science: An Introduction" offers an engaging insight into the study of the physical and chemical properties of interfaces, how they behave, why they behave as they do, and how this behaviour can be harnessed and exploited. Opening with an overview of the key principles of capilliarity and adsorption, the book goes on to explore liquid/gas, solid/gas, and liquid/liquid interfaces, before examining biological interfaces, one of the most stimulating areas of current research. With the careful explanation of essential mathematical and physical concepts, and description of real world applications of the material presented, the book helps the student to build confidence in, and see the relevance of, the topics covered. Striking a careful balance between the highly mathematical treatments of the subject by more specialist texts, and the rudimentary treatment offered by general physical chemistry texts, "Interfacial Science: An Introduction" offers a breadth and depth of treatment which is perfect for any advanced undergraduate course on this exciting, dynamic subject. The Companion Web Site contains: figures from the book available to download, to facilitate lecture preparation; and, solutions to end-of-chapter problems, to speed up assessment marking, or to support student self-learning.
The knowledge of physical chemistry included particularly in Chapter I (Introduction), Chapter III (Adsorption and thermodynamics of surfaces), Chapter V (Insoluble monolayers and L-B films) is presented clearly and understandableLots of references have been provided at the end of each chapter and they are very useful especially for lecture preparation. It is the best book I have ever read. Barbara Urasinska-Wojcik, Bangor University A very well written account of the main aspects of interfacial science. Chemistry World
After completing a Ph.D. at the University of New South Wales, Dr. Geoff Barnes spent two years at Columbia University in New York and then two more years at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich. He returned to Australia in 1962 to take up a position as Lecturer in Physical
Chemistry at The University of Queensland and retired as Reader in 1994. For most of this period he worked in Surface Chemistry with a special interest in insoluble monolayers. Since retirement he has worked with Ian Gentle on various research projects and more recently in the writing of
Interfacial Science: An Introduction. Ian Gentle received a Ph.D. from the University of Sydney in 1988 and, after postdoctoral positions at the University of New England and the Australian National University, was appointed as Lecturer in Chemistry at the University of Queensland in 1993. He was promoted to Professor in 2009. Since
then he and his group have published widely in various aspects of science related to interfaces. Throughout his career he has had a strong interest in the application of synchrotron and neutron radiation to interfacial science and since late 2008 has held the position of Head of Science at the
Australian Synchrotron, while maintaining his research group at the University of Queensland.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780199278824 |
| ISBN 10 | 0199278822 |
| Title | Interfacial Science |
| Author | Geoffrey Barnes |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 2005-09-01 |
| Number of pages | 264 |
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